Pyongyang, March 7 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a congratulatory message from Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, on Feb. 27.

The message said:

Your Excellency,

I extend sincere congratulations to you on your reelection as the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The successful holding of the Ninth Congress is a demonstration of the excellent results of your leadership activities and proof of the unity between the Party and the Korean people and bold aspiration for the future development of a powerful and independent state.

I am convinced that the decisions adopted at the Congress will provide additional conditions for accelerating the speed of socialist construction and achieving the growth and development of the national economy in an unfavorable international situation.

Your Excellency,

Expressing the highest respect to you, I wish you good health full of passion and successes in your work for the interests of the DPRK. -0-